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Magic Elizabeth

by Norma Kassirer · 1966

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Eight-year-old Sally faces an entire summer trapped in a creepy old house with no one for company but her spooky Aunt Sarah and a black cat named Shadow. But soon Sally uncovers a mystery about a beautiful old doll in a portrait — and a little girl who looks just like Sally herself! In search of clues, Sally is drawn toward the attic and the old mirror that sits there. And when she looks into it, something magical happens....

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thistime traveltime travelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 186 pages

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